Awning window structure



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AWNING WINDOW STRUCTURE 3 Sheets-Shea t 2 Filed Dec. 1, 1953 INVENTORS. WALTER Foo /7; JP. JOH/V GU/Q/V/AK ATTORNEYS.

May 1, 1956 w. FOCHT, JR.,

AWNING WINDOW STRUCTURE 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Dec. 1, 1955 INVENTORS'.

F0097; JP. JOHN G L'O/l/A URN/AK 190 $734 919 A T TORNEYS.

United StatesPa-tent to Michael Flynn Manufacturing. Company, Philadeb phia, Pa, a corporation of Pennsylvania Application December 1',- 19'53; Serial' NoL 3955506 16 Claims-.- (Cl-189-67) This invention" relates to i an awning 1 window construction ofrthe type. in :whichrvertically spaced yentilators rare operatively connected to t operating, bars which are vertically movable within the plane of ther window frame, the primary object of WhlCllrlSqiO QI'OVldG acconstruction that develops amechanical advantagein. closing; the ventilators. The construction is suchthatzala-rge movement of the operating .bars develops aurelatively small: movement of. the ventilators at the instantofclosing,

Another object of the inventionistolprovide tan-awning Window of the character describedr-in-rwhichi the upper ends of the ventilators are slidably'connectedto-the operating; bars thus minimizing, frictional resistance to the operation of the ventilators.

Another. object .of therinvention. is to provide an. awning Window. of the character. described wherein. the uppermost ventilator is slidably connected to the frame instead of the. operating bars, thus eliminating-themed:for avery wide frame head bar.

Another. object oftheinvention isrtoprovideuan awning Window of the character. describedwiniwhichwthe means for openingrand closing each ventilator. comprises a brace bar terminally pivoted to the window frame: and to the-ventilator atapoint removed fI'OITIithQ upper or head. end thereof and a means. slidably connecting:thebrace bar to the operating .bar whereby vcrticalnmovement of the operating bar will cause the brace bar tmturnaboutits frame pivot thereby opening...and closing... the ventilator.

Another object of theinvention isrtotprovideian awning windowof the character. describedrwherein each. brace bar. incorporates a means which: servessthedual function ofallowing the bottom VEIltlIRIO'I tOA-OPCDY a ..control-lable number of degrees before the=upper.ventilators beginto open and of maintaining thetupperventilators.in a securely locked position until opening. is actually desired.

A further objectofthe invention.isrtoprovideran awning, window comprisinga-plurality of upperr ventilators opening outwardlyof the plane of theframeandabottom ventilator opening'inwardly' of. the-planeof the frame, actuation of the bottom-ventilatorservirigtooperate. the upper ventilat-orsin unison.

Another object of the invention is toprovideanawning window which is easy. to operateand which. at thesame time is superior to the conventional awning. windows with respect to the tightness ofthe ventilators in their closed position.

A-nd yet another object of the invention to provide an awning window which is superior to"tlie"conventioiral awning windows in that the weight of metal required is reduced and the atnounflof 'field adjustment is minimized.

These and other objects of the invention will become lined-21. of Figure 1; certainirpartsl being: omitted: for

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Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 and illustrating the open position'of the ventilators;

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional. view: taken on. the line 4-4' of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a view similar toFig-ure -4= andillustrating thelventilator in a closed position;

Figure 6 is an enlarged -sectional view taken'onthe linc 6-6 of Figure 3;

Figure 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 7- -7 oftFigure 3g Figure 8 is anenlarged broken. away vertical'seotional view of r a portion i of ra -ventilator and% frame and illustrating details of constructionofvthe bracetbar whenttheventilator is in its closed position;

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure-3:and illustratirrg a modified form of theuinvention; t

Figure 10"is a -fragmentary enlarged t vertical: sectional View through the ventilator and frame a-ndiillu-strating a modified form of a brace-bar;

y Figurell isasectionalwiew taken on the-line 11+-1 1 of Figure 10; r

Figure 12 is an. enlarged sectionalviewtakenon: the line 12--12 of Figure 11; and:

Figure 13 is a fragmentary enlarged-vertical sectional view through the bottom= tilt-inventilator and frame and illustratinga modifiedl way; of operativelyconnecting the wentilator to the operatingt-ban- Specific reference it will now be made i to the drawings wherein similar reference characters are used for corre' sponding' elements throughout. i i

The present awning; window construction- '.comprises a substantially rectangular frame-10 preferably fabricated of aluminum, and. including an 'uppertransversermernber 12, r a lowert' transverse member 144 and spacedr parallel sidei members 16 i and 18, the: frame preferably (having 1 a profile incross-section? as shown? particularly in Figures' 4-7.

Mounted for vertical sliding movement on and in l the plane of each side frame member 16am. 18= is an 'operaa in'gvbar 20. Theoperatinghar'is preferably;'Lashapedand the slide mounting is effected by thep'rovision ofprojecting .flanges- ZZ- and 24 forming; a: vertical-- channel r track receiving vertically spaced? rollers-26 carried. bythe op1'eratin'g. bar. The upper and lower ends 28 and 30' of the operating bar terminate a L predetermined distance from the upper! and lower: transverse membersll and l i of the frame when theventilators are in :a fully opened po'sition as shownsinFigured.

As shown in Figures 1-8 a pluralityrof 'upper substan tially rectangular window pane-carryingventilators:32are provided, the uppermost one being designated 34 The bottom or lowermost ventilator 36 is associated r wlth' the frame and other operating members to. opens inwardlyt of the plane of 1 the frame, whereasthe-remaining ventilators 3% and 34 open in anoppositedirection outwardly of the plane of the frame. The: cross-"sectional profiles of. the ventilatorsaresuch thatvthey-each=inc1ude 'side fian'ges 36,

seezFigureS, adapted toabutin theirclosedposition the projecting flanges 22 of the side frame members 16 andlBa Eachr ventilator. also includes a bottom transverse channel member 38- adapted to abut and partially embrace-the upper. transverse member. 40.0f the next lowest ventilator when the ventilators are in a -closed position as shown in Figure 2", thus eifectingtatight closure.

All ofthe upper ends of the ventilators may be s lidably connected to the operating bars 2'0, but preferablyonly the intermediate ventilators 32"areso connected. This connection is effected by providing an extension 42at each side of the upper end of the" ventilator; which extension carries a suitable headd' pin or roller'44"s1idably "engagedin achannel track '46 mounted "as at 48upon the operating bar 20. The vertical spacing of the tracks 46 and their length are predetermined in accordance with the dimensions of the ventilators and the necessary length of travel of the rollers 44 in the tracks to effect complete opening and closing of the ventilators.

To eliminate the need for a very wide bar at the head or upper end of the frame the uppermost ventilator 34 is preferably slidably mounted on the frame itself instead of on the operating bar. This is accomplished by providing, as in the construction of the ventilators 32, at each side of the upper end of ventilator 34 an extension 48 carrying a pin or roller 50 slidably engaged in a channel track 52 mounted directly upon each of the side frame members 16 and 18, the tracks 52 terminating at the upper transverse frame member 12 as shown in Figure 3.

The bottom tilt-in ventilator 36 is provided at each side of the lower end thereof with an extension 54 carrying a pin or roller 56 slidably engaged in a channel track 58 mounted upon each side frame member 16 and 18 adjacent the lower transverse frame member 14 and below the lower end 30 of the operating bar 20.

A means is provided for developing a mechanical advantage in closing the ventilators which effects a large movement of the operating bar as compared to a relatively small movement of the ventilators at the instant of closing. This means comprises a brace bar 60 which is pivoted at one end as at 62 to the side frame member 16. At its other end the brace bar is pivoted as at 64 to each ventilator at a predetermined position intermediate the upper and lower ends of the ventilator. I

A means is provided for slidably connecting the operating bar to each of the brace bars. As shown in Figures 18, this means includes an elongated slot 66 and a headed pin or equivalent projection 68 carried by the operating bar 20 and extending into the slot 66. As shown in Figures -12, the brace bar 70 may have mounted on one face thereof or may have integrallyform'ed in one face thereof a channel track or shoe 72 slidably receiving a headed pin 74 carried by the operating bar 20.

For ease of operation, the slot 66 or track or shoe 72 is preferably generally arcuate. Both the slot 66 and the shoe 72 include portions 76 and 78 respectively of predetermined length adjacent the ventilator pivots 66. Each of these portions is straight as compared to the remaining arcuate portion of the slot 66 or the shoe 72. Note should be taken of the fact that the brace bars 60 and 70 may be formed of the desired shape with an arcuate lower portion and a straight upper portion and the slot 66 or shoe 72 will follow the contour of the brace bar. In the event that a straight brace bar is used, the slot or shoe provided therein will not be arcuate but will have an upper portion of predetermined length which is upwardly inclined rela-' tive to the longitudinal axis of the lower portion of said slot or shoe in the same manner as the straight upper portions 76 or 78 are generally upwardly inclined relative to the arc of curvature of the lower portions of the slot 66 or shoe 72.

The upwardly inclined or straight portion 76 or 78 serves a very important lost motion function as shown in Figure 8. The overall length of the slot 66 and the length of the straight portion 76 relative thereto and the location of the pivots 62, 64 and the pin 68 are such that when the operating bar 20 moves upwardly the brace bar 6 turns around its frame pivot'62 and moves the ventilators in unison towards a closed position, the upper ends of the ventilators moving upwardly in the channel tracks 46 and 52. When the ventilators are initially closed, the pin 68 begins to enter the straight portion 76 of the slot 66 as shown in solid lines in Figure 8. The final firm locking of the ventilators is accomplished by further upward movement of the operating bar 20 to the point where the pin 68 approaches the end of the straight portion 76 of the slot as shown in dotted lines in Figure 8. Since, as will be described hereinafter, the bottom ventilator 36 is linked directly to the bottom of the operating bar 20, it is manifest that the bottom ventilator can be opened an amount equivalent to the length of the straight portion 76 of the slot before the upper ventilators 32 and 34 begin to open. The same operation applies to construction of brace bar 70, shoe 72 andstraight portion 78 shown in Figures 10-12. The ventilators can be retained in the locked position by any suitable latch and keeper 80.

It should be further noted at this point that curving the brace bars 60 and 70 or the slot 66 and shoe '72 associated therewith serves as a means to vary the relative motion among the ventilators.

Various means may be used to reciprocate the vertically movable operating bar 20. In the construction employing the bottom tilt-in ventilator 36, the same is a portion of this means. As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the lower end of the tilt-in ventilator is slidably mounted as at 54, 56 and 58 upon the frame. Each side of the ventilator includes a longer link 82 which is terminally pivoted as at 84' and 86 to the bottom of the operating bar 20 and to the ventilator at a point intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof. A shorter link 88 is provided which is terminally pivoted as at 90 and 92 to the frame side member 16 below the operating bar and above the chan nel track 58 and to the ventilator at a predetermined joint just below the pivot point 86.

Another such means is shown in Figure 13. This comprises pivotally instead of slidably connecting each extension 54 of the bottom tilt-in ventilator 36 to the frame side member 16 as at 94. A single link 96 is terminally pivoted to each side of the ventilator intermediate its upper and lower ends and to the bottom of the operating bar 20'as at 98.

And yet another such means is shown in Figure 9. In this construction all of the ventilators, including the bottom one 100, tilt outwardly of the plane of the frame in the same direction. Each side of the upper end of the bottom ventilator 100 carries an extension 102 which is not slidably but directly pivoted as at 104 to the operating bar 20.

Rotatably mounted within the lower transverse member 14 of the frame 10, here shown supporting a conventional screen 106, is a torque bar 108. Secured to each end of the torque bar is a link which is in turn pivoted at its upper end as at 112 to the bottom ventilator at a point intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof. A portion of the torque bar carries gear teeth 114. An operating handle or crank arm 116 is rotatably mounted on the transverse frame member 14 and includes a worm 118 which engages the gear teeth 114 of the torque bar.

As in the case of the tilt-in bottom ventilator 36, operation of the handle 116 in this construction will produce the same mechanical advantage of a large movement of the operating bar and a relatively small movement of the ventilators at the instant of closing. Thus when the ventilators are closed, operation of the handle 116 will raise the lower ventilator 100 a distance equivalent to the length of the straight portion 76 of the slot 66 of the brace bar 60 without effecting any opening of the remaining upper ventilators 32 and 34. Thereafter, continued operation of the handle 116 will further open the lower ventilator 100 and will cause the remaining upper ventilators to open in unison.

While preferred embodiments of the invention have been shown and described hereabove minor variations thereof may be made by skilled artisans without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

We claim:

1. An awning window construction comprising a substantially rectangular frame having vertical side members, an elongated operating bar mounted for vertical sliding movement on and in the plane of each side member, means for raising and lowering said operating bars, vertically spaced ventilators, means slidably connecting the upper ends of said ventilators to said operating bars, brace bars terminally pivoted to said frame side members and to said'ventilators intermediate the upper'and'l'ower ends thereof, and ventilator-actuating means slidably con-. necti'ngsaid brace bars to stid operating bars whereby raising and lowering said. operating bars will close and open saidventilators in unison. p

2. An awning window construction comprising a sub stantiallyrectangular. frame. .h avingvertical side. members, an elongated operating bar mounted for vertical sliding movement on and in the'prane'ofeach' side member, vertically spaced. ventilators, .means slidably connecting the'upperends of saidvcntilatorsito said operatinglbars, brace liars-terminally pivoted. to saidiframe side members and to said ventilators intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof, ventilator-actuating means slidably connecting said brace bars to said operating bars whereby raising and lowering said operating bars will close and open said ventilators in unison, and means for raising and lowering said operating bars, said means including a further ventilator pivoted at its lower end to the frame side members below said operating bars, and linkage operatively connecting said further ventilator to the bottoms of said operating bars whereby opening of said further ventilator inwardly of the frame will move the operating bars downwardly and cause the remaining ventilators to open outwardly of the frame.

3. An awning window construction comprising a substantially rectangular frame having vertical side members, an elongated operating bar mounted for vertical sliding movement on and in the plane of each side member, vertically spaced ventilators, means slidably connecting the upper ends of said ventilators to said operating bars, brace bars terminally pivoted to said frame side members and to said ventilators intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof, ventilator-actuating means slidably connecting said brace bars to said operating bars whereby raising and lowering said operating bars will close and open said ventilators in unison, and means for raising and lowering said operating bars, said means including a further ventilator mounted for vertical sliding movement at its lower end to the frame side members below said operating bars, and linkage operatively connecting said further ventilator to the bottoms of said operating bars whereby opening of said further ventilator inwardly of the frame will move the operating bars downwardly and cause the remaining ventilators to open outwardly of the frame.

4. An awning window construction comprising a substantially rectangular frame having vertical side members. an elongated operating bar mounted for vertical sliding movement on and in the plane of each side member, vertically spaced ventilators, means slidably connecting the upper ends of said ventilators to said operating bars, brace bars terminally pivoted to said frame side members and to said ventilators intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof, ventilatoractuating means slidably connecting said brace bars to said operating bars whereby raising and lowering said operating bars will close and open said ventilators in unison, and means for raising and lowering said operating bars, said means including a transverse torque bar rotatably mounted on the frame side members adjacent their lower ends, links pivoted at their outer ends to the lowermost ventilator intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof, the inner ends of said links being secured to said torque bar, gear teeth on a portion of said torque bar, a crank rotatably mounted on the frame, and a worm carried by said crank and engaging the gear teeth on said torque bar.

5. An awning window construction comprising a substantially rectangular frame having vertical side members, an elongated operating bar mounted for vertical sliding movement on and in the plane of each side member, vertically spaced ventilators, means connecting the upper ends of said ventilators to said operating bars, and mean-s for raising and lowering said operating bars, said means including a further ventilator operatively connected at its lower end to: said frame" below" said operating bars" and linkage connecting said further ventilator to the bottoms ofsaid operating bars wherebyopening said furthen ventilator inwardly of the frame will move the" operating bars downwardly to open-the remaining ventilators-irnunison-outwardly of the frarner 6:. An awningtwindow construction comprising. a sulr stantially rectangular: frame. having verticali side: membets,- an elongated:operating bar mounted for vertical. slidingt; movement on and inther plane of each sidemember, meanssfort raising andtlowering, said operating vbars, vertically; spaced ventilators,-.rneans. slidably. connecting, the upper ends of said ventilators to said operating bars, and means operatively connecting each of said operating bars to each of said ventilators at a position intermediate the upper and lower ends of each ventilator whereby a large movement of said operating bars will effect a relatively small movement of the ventilators at the instant of their closing.

7. The combination of claim 6 wherein said last-named means includes brace bars each pivoted at one of its ends to one of said frame side members and at its other end to one of said ventilators intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof, and means slidably connecting each brace bar to one of said operating bars, said latter means including an elongated slot in each brace bar and a pin carried by one of said operating bars and slidably engaged in said slot.

8. The combination of claim 7 wherein said slot includes an upwardly inclined portion adjacent theend of the brace bar which is pivoted to the ventilator, said in clined portion of the slot receiving the pin just prior to the final closing of the ventilator to retain the ventilator in a firmly closed position.

9. The combination of claim 8 wherein said slot is arcuate and said inclined portion is straight.

10. The combination of claim 6 wherein said lastnamed means includes brace bars each pivoted at one of its ends to one of said frame side members and at its other end to one of said ventilators intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof and means slidably connecting each brace bar to one of said operating bars, said latter means including a channel shoe carried by each brace bar and a roller carried by one of said operating bars and slidably engaged in said shoe.

11. The combination of claim 10 wherein said shoe includes an upwardly inclined portion adjacent the end of the brace bar which is pivoted to the ventilator, said inclined portion receiving the roller just prior to the final closing of the ventilator to retain the ventilator in a firmly closed position.

12. The combination of claim 11 wherein said shoe is arcuate and said inclined portion is straight.

13. An awning window construction comprising asubstantially rectangular frame having vertical side members, an elongated operating bar mounted for vertical sliding movement on and in the plane of each side member, means for raising and lowering said operating bars, vertically spaced ventilators, means slidably connecting the upper ends of all but the uppermost ventilators to said operating bars, means slidably connecting the upper end of said uppermost ventilator to the frame side members above said operating bar, brace bars terminally pivoted to said frame side members and to said ventilators intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof, and ventilator-actuating means slidably connecting said brace bars to said operating bars whereby raising and lowering said operating bars will close and open said ventilators in unison.

14. The combination of claim 13 wherein said means slidably connecting the upper ends of said ventilators to said operating bars includes vertically spaced elongated channels mounted on said operating bars and rollers carried by said ventilators and slidably engaged in said channels.

15. The combination of claim 13 wherein said means slidably connecting the upper end of the uppermost ventilator to said frame includes channels mounted on the side members of said frame adjacent their upper ends and rollers carried by said uppermost ventilator and slidably engaged in said channels.

- 16. An awning window construction comprising a substantially rectangular frame having vertical side members, an elongated operating harmounted for vertical sliding movement on and in the plane of each side member, means for raising and lowering said operating bars, vertically spaced ventilators, means slidably connecting the upper ends of all but the bottom ventilator to said operating bars, the bottom ventilator being pivotally but non-slidably connected to said operating bars, brace bars each terminally pivoted to said frame and to each of the upper ventilators below the upper end thereof, and means slidably connecting said brace bars to said operating bars and including a lost motion means whereby the bottom ventilator can be opened a predetermined amount before the upper ventilators begin to open in unison.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,383,912 Garguilo Aug.'28, 1945 2,444,311 Reynaud June 29, 1948 2,516,075 Reynaud July 18, 1950 

